Christmas Adapted Book Real Photos | Inferencing Riddles Wh Questions | SLP SPED
Product Description
This Christmas Adapted Book, "I See on Christmas," uses real photos and rhyming riddles to teach inferencing, attribute and function vocabulary, and listening comprehension. Students use the clues in each riddle to identify the Christmas object and select the correct real-photo matching piece — turning a sweet seasonal book into targeted practice on one of the highest-priority year-round SLP IEP goals.
🎄 Perfect for:
- Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) targeting inferencing, attributes, feature/function, and Wh- Questions goals
- Special Education teachers building Christmas and December thematic units
- Autism classrooms working on inferencing with real-world visuals
- Occupational Therapists working on fine motor skills (Velcro manipulation)
- ABA therapists running discrete trial feature/function/class programs
- Early Childhood, Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade teachers
- ELL/ESL teachers building descriptive English vocabulary
- Homeschool families with young learners
🎅 What's Included:
- 1 Real-Photo Adapted Interactive Book — I See on Christmas
- Interactive matching pieces for every riddle page
- Extension activity — students create their own Christmas-themed riddles
🎯 Skills Targeted:
Making inferences, attribute identification, feature/function/class, descriptive vocabulary, Christmas and December vocabulary, listening comprehension, Wh- Questions, riddle solving, real-world object recognition, expressive language (creating own riddles), receptive language, following directions, and fine motor skills.
Sample Text:
"I see. I see. Who can it be? I
t's the person who brings us presents after we go to sleep on Christmas Eve…"
(Students find the picture and turn the page to see the answer revealed.)
"It's Santa Claus! That's right! Santa Claus is the person who brings us presents after we go to sleep on Christmas Eve."
How to Use:
In a small group, the teacher or therapist reads each riddle while students use the attribute and function clues to identify the correct Christmas object, then select the matching real photo. After the book is complete, students use the included extension activity to create their own Christmas-themed riddles — turning the resource into both a receptive AND expressive language tool. Independent learners can work through the book at a literacy center or workstation.
🎁 Ways to Use:
- Speech therapy December and Christmas sessions
- Inferencing and Wh- Question IEP goal data collection
- Independent work systems (TEACCH)
- ABA discrete trial feature/function/class training
- Christmas and December thematic units
- Literacy centers and morning meetings
- Take-home homework and tele-therapy practice
- ESL/ELL Christmas vocabulary lessons
- Whole-class Christmas party language activity
This adapted book is now part of the Making Inferences Adapted Books Growing Bundle! For more information, please see the link below:
Making Inferences Adapted Books Growing Bundle
If your students enjoy this activity, there are many more adapted books in my collection, please see the complete collection below.
Complete Adapted Book Collection
For more hands-on winter, snowman or Christmas themed activities, please see the links below:
